| India at the 2019 Military World Games | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | IND |
| in Wuhan, China 18 October - 27 October | |
| Competitors | 54 in 9 sports |
| Medals Ranked 27th |
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| Military World Games appearances | |
India competed at the 2019 Military World Games in Wuhan from 18 to 27 October 2019. It sent a delegation consisting of 54 athletes competing in nine sports for the event. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Diving | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Modern pentathlon | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Boxing | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Artistic gymnastics | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Wrestling | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Tennis | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Track and field | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Shooting | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Medals by sport | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport |  |  |  | Total [2] |
| Athletics | 1+5 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Shooting | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Shooting | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tennis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
5 para athletics gold and one bronze tennis not counted at medal table because of demonstration sports.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Shivpal Singh | Track and field | men's javelin throw |
| Silver | DEEPAK | Boxing | |
| Bronze | CHIRAG | Boxing | |
| Bronze | Gurpreet Singh | Shooting | men's 25m center fire pistol |
| Gold | ANEESH KUMAR SURENDRAN PILLAI | Track and field | |
| Gold | VIRENDER | Track and field | |
| Gold | Anandan Gunasekaran | Track and field | men's disabled 100m |
| Gold | Anandan Gunasekaran | Track and field | men's disabled 200m |
| Gold | Anandan Gunasekaran | Track and field | men's disabled 400m |
| Bronze | Sriram Balaji | Tennis | men's singles |
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